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Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming (National Book Award Winner)
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Infused with both humor and nihilism, László Krasznahorkai tells the story of a baron who returns home after exile only to be met with deliriousness and frenzy within the community.
WINNER OF THE 2025 NOBEL PRIZE
Winner of the 2019 National Book Award for translated literature and the capstone to Krasznahorkai's four-part masterwork. "Krasznahorkai’s masterpiece" (The Millions); "Apocalyptic, visionary, and mad" (Publishers Weekly); "One of the supreme achievements of contemporary literature" (Paris Review); "Obsessive and visionary" (The New Yorker); "Genius" (The Baffler)
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